This article is republished courtesy of Latin American Bureau, the original article can be found here. It is the latest post in LAB’s London Mining Network blog, a partnership initiative between LAB and LMN. It contains a roundup... Read Article
If Freud had a sister that was writing about the security of young girls in Ecuador, perhaps that piece might have turned out close to Jawbone. Or alternatively, perhaps this book is like the setting of Lord of... Read Article
Complementing our Best Albums of 2021 article here is our list of the best compilations, as voted for by our writers. As opposed to our Best Albums list, which is confined to new music, this one highlights some... Read Article
Our selection of the best Latin American albums of 2021.
It really doesn’t feel that long ago but back in 2015 Daniel Lofredo Rota, an Ecuadorian producer who records under the name of Quixosis and other aliases, got in touch to say that he’d discovered suitcases full of... Read Article
We don’t know how Helado Negro does it, but the guy knows how to make the most regular things look interesting (soothing, even!) when accompanied with his music. Well, at least that’s how we felt while watching his... Read Article
While the English version of football may not be ‘coming home’ after all the hype, I’ll go home to my birthplace and start this latest round-up with a London connection. Vasconcelos Sentimento “Movimento” And we’ll kick off, so... Read Article
Reviewers of Aphasia by Mauro Javier Cárdenas described the book as “innovative”, “monumental”, “a vibrant modernist novel” and one that will appeal to “fans of Latin American fiction that navigates the bleeding edge of experimentation”. These phrases from... Read Article
Spring has sprung in this neck of the woods, a little precociously perhaps but intimating better times ahead. Hopefully. Time to check out some new leaping beauties to replenish the spirits and cheer the soul. Lemos & Debétio... Read Article
So. Much. Going. On. It’s how many of us have felt for a while now, what with everything (makes gesture at the smart phone logged into Twitter) going on. Why not unwind with chill music? We’ve got some... Read Article
Witnessing the evolution of musical projects has become one of my favourite aspects when listening to music. You can see the development of a project’s sound, clearly identifying their influences at the start, up until the point where... Read Article
Looking through Best of 2020 lists over the past month or so and it becomes clear that ambient music, and what you might call ‘deep cuts’, have proved especially popular this year, their reviews normally containing comments like... Read Article
